Tri-City originally selected the Calgary, AB netminder in the fourth round, 73rd overall at the 2022 WHL Draft.

Grout would join NAX for the 2020/21 CSSHL U15 season, playing in one game. The following U15 Prep campaign he would be named the CSSHL U15 Prep Top Goaltender after leading the division with a 1.53 GAA, .938 SV%. Grout would also be named to the CSSHL U15 Prep All-Academic Team.

The following U17 Prep season Grout would go 10-1-0 with 1 shutout, a .921 SV% and 1.81 GAA to help NAX capture the 2023 CSSHL U17 Prep Western Championship.

Grout is committed to NCAA program University of New Hampshire.

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The Langley, BC forward was selected in the fourth round, 69th overall by the Americans at the 2024 WHL Draft. Laing joined the CSSHL for the 2022/23 U15 season, tallying a team high 22 goals, 27 assists and 49 points in 27 games with Delta Hockey Academy.

Last year he would record a Delta Green team best 24 goals, while his 49 points placed him second in team scoring. This season Laing has 4 goals and 5 assists in 12 U18 Prep games with Delta.

Laing recently played for Team BC at the 2024 WHL Cup, finish fifth in team scoring with five points in five games.

With the recent announcement that CHL players are now eligible to play in the NCAA, Virk joins the Americans after they selected him in the third round, 46th overall at the 2022 WHL Draft. The Surrey, BC forward is currently committed to Michigan State University.

Virk spent three seasons in the CSSHL with Yale Hockey Academy, joining the team for the 2020/21 U15 Prep season. The following U15 Prep campaign he would finish fourth in league scoring with 72 points in 29 games. His 44 assists and 72 points were all a team best.

The following U18 Prep season Virk returned to Yale, posting a team best 26 goals and 47 points in 29 games.

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The Fort St. James, BC defenseman joined Delta Hockey Academy White for the 2018/19 U15 Prep season tallying 8 points in 28 games. The following U15 Prep season he would post 19 points in 23 games with Delta Green leading to the Prince Albert Raiders selecting him in the first round, 15th overall at the 2020 WHL Draft.

Goldsmith would split the 2020/21 season between Delta at the U17 Prep level and with the Raiders in the WHL, playing a total of 19 games with 4 points.

He would join Prince Albert full time in 2021/22, recording 2 goals and 2 assists in 58 games. During the 2022/23 season he would add 3 goals and 6 assists in 58 games. At the conclusion of the season the Arizona Coyotes would select him in the fourth round, 102nd overall at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.

Goldsmith spent the 2023/24 season with Prince Albert tallying a career high 3 goals, 12 assists and 15 points in 66 games. This season he has one assist in six WHL games with the Tri-City Americans.

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The tournament, which is set to take place November 3-9 at Progressive Auto Sales Arena in Sarnia, ON, will see 44 players represent Team Canada White and Team Canada Red.

Among the 44 players selected are 15 from the WHL, 12 of which played in the CSSHL including 2023 and 2024 WHL Draft first overall picks Daxon Rudolph and Landon DuPont. After joining fellow CSSHL alumnus Connor Bedard as the only two players in WHL History to receive Exceptional Status, DuPont is the lone 2009 born player on the Team Canada rosters.

The 12 CSSHL alumni represent six different CSSHL member programs: Okanagan Hockey Academy (3), RHA Kelowna (3), Edge School (2), Northern Alberta Xtreme (2), Delta Hockey Academy, and Pilot Mound Hockey Academy.

Canada Red:

• Carson Carels, Prince George Cougars (Pilot Mound Hockey Academy)
• Landon DuPont, Everett Silvertips (Edge School)
• Joe Iginla, Edmonton Oil Kings (RHA Kelowna)
• Cruz Pavao, Tri-City Americans (Edge School)

Canada White:

• Riley Boychuk, Prince Albert Raiders (Northern Alberta Xtreme)
• Ryan Lin, Vancouver Giants (Delta Hockey Academy)
• Liam Ruck, Medicine Hat Tigers (Okanagan Hockey Academy)
• Giorgos Pantelas, Brandon Wheat Kings (RHA Kelowna)
• Mathis Preston, Spokane Chiefs (Okanagan Hockey Academy)
• Markus Ruck, Medicine Hat Tigers (Okanagan Hockey Academy)
• Daxon Rudolph, Prince Albert Raiders (Northern Alberta Xtreme)
• Keaton Verhoeff, Victoria Royals (RHA Kelowna)

This will be the second time Lin, Preston, L. Ruck, M. Ruck, Rudolph, and Verhoeff represent Team Canada, having previously done so at the 2024 Youth Olympics.

The 2024 U17 World Challenge kicks off on November 3, with Canada White taking on Czechia at 3:30 p.m. ET and Canada Red facing off against Finland at 7:30 p.m. ET. Teams will play two preliminary-round games before the medal round, which concludes on Nov. 9 with the medal games, as well as the fifth-place game. The event will also feature pre-tournament games in Sarnia, Petrolia and Forest on November 1.

The 2023 U17 World Challenge saw 13 CSSHL alumni compete for Team Canada Red and White.聽

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Bylycia joined Yale for the 2022/23 U15 season posting 8 goals and 17 assists in 27 games. This past U15 Prep season he would score 2 goals and assist on 18 more in 25 games with Yale.

The Americans selected the Kamloops, BC defenseman in the fourth round, 68th overall at the 2024 WHL Draft.

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Garland originally joined Edge School ahead of the 2019/20 season tallying 31 points in 25 U15 Prep games.

A forward from Calgary, AB, Garland then joined Delta for two seasons at the U15 Prep and U17 Prep levels. In 24 games he would record 44 points before adding 13 in 5 playoff games as Delta captured the 2022 CSSHL U17 Prep Western Championship.

Garland then joined Calgary International Hockey Academy (CIHA) for the 2022/23 U18 Prep season finishing first on his team and third in the league with 58 points in 32 games.

Originally selected in the second round, 31st overall by the Tri-City Americans at the 2021 WHL Draft, he would join the Calgary Canucks in the AJHL this season, finishing with 43 points in 52 games. He would add 18 more points in 15 playoff games as the Canucks were crowned as AJHL Champions.

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Joaquin Geras played the past two seasons with the Edge School U15 Prep team. The Calgary, AB defender produced 16 points in 30 games in 2022/23, and 28 points in 27 games in 2023/24. He would addd five points in five playoff games as Edge made the finals of the 2024 CSSHL Western Championships. Geras was selected in the second round, 26th overall by the Kamloops Blazers.

Selected in the third round, 47th overall by the Tri-City Americans, Lukasz McIsaac spent the 2022/23 season with the St. George’s U15 team, tallying 20 points in 21 games. This season the Vancouver, BC defenseman recorded 17 points in 26 U15 Prep games.

A forward from Coldstream, BC, Ollie Reid joined RHA Kelowna for the 2021/22 U15 season, tallying 6 points in 27 games. He would suit up for Yale Hockey Academy’s U15 Prep team the following two seasons, including finish fourth in league scoring this season with 52 points in 27 games. The Cougars selected Reid in the fourth round, 88th overall.

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A defenseman from Airdrie, AB, Bouchard joined Edge School for the 2023/24 U15 Prep season. In 27 games he would tally 9 goals and 27 assists for 36 points, all a season high among Edge defensemen. A finalist for the U15 Prep Top Defenseman Award and a First Team All-Star (Prairie Division), Bouchard has signed with the Tri-City Americans after they selected him 3rd overall at the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft.

2023/24 was a record setting season for Cripps as he set the single season U15 Prep record for goals (25) and points (70) by a defensemen. In his two seasons U15 Prep season with St. George’s School he amassed 108 points in 52 career games, best among defenseman and sixth all-time among all skaters. This season Cripps lead all skaters with 70 points and was named a First Team All-Star (B.C. Division), Top Defenseman and MVP.聽 Cripps has signed with the Prince Albert Raiders after they selected him 2nd overall at the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft.

After going undrafted at the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft, Marrelli has signed with the Vancouver Giants. The Devon, AB forward joined the Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) for the 2021/22 U15 Prep season, finishing with 18 points in 30 games. The following U17 Prep season he would record 15 goals and 34 assists in 34 games. He would add four points in four playoff games as NAX captured the 2023 CSSHL U17 Prep Western Championship. This season Marrelli finished fourth on the NAX U18 Prep team with 46 points in 29 games.

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The Kraken selected the Richmond, BC defenseman in the second round, 57th overall at the 2023 NHL Draft.

Dragicevic joined the CSSHL in 2018/19 with the Delta Hockey Academy Green U15 Prep team. In 29 games he would tally 30 points. The following season he would record 52 points in 30 games, leading to the Tri-City Americans selecting him fourth overall at the 2020 WHL Draft.

He would split the following COVID-19 shortened season with the Delta U17 Prep team and the Americans, playing six games in the WHL. Dragicevic joined the Americans full time the following season, posting 32 points in 62 games. He would play four games for Team Canada U18, tallying three points.

In 2022/23 Dragicevic led all Tri-City skaters with 75 points in 68 games, good enough for fourth amongst all WHL defenseman and a spot on the WHL (US Division) First All-Star Team. He would also record four points in seven games with Team Canada U18, helping them earn a bronze medal.

This season Dragicevic finished fourth in team scoring with 50 points in 66 games.

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A forward from North Vancouver, BC, Kai Anderson has spent the last three seasons in the CSSHL with BWC Academy. In 28 games with BWC Academy Gold U17 Prep, Anderson tallied 29 points. Anderson has signed with the Lethbridge Hurricanes after originally being selected in the sixth round, 117th overall at the 2023 WHL Draft.

Calgary, AB defenseman David Byrne joined Edge School Gold for the 2023/24 U17 Prep season, recording 24 points in 30 games. Selected in the seventh round, 144th overall at the 2023 WHL Draft, Byrne has played three WHL games with the Tri-City Americans after signing with them earlier this month.

The Wenatchee Wild have signed Radislav Dimitrov and Grady Wedman. Dimitrov, an Edmonton, AB defenseman, had 20 points in 29 games with OHA Edmonton U18 Prep, his second season with the program. Wedman joined the Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) Blue U17 Prep team this season, finishing with 25 points in 31 games. The Wild selected Dimitrov in the fifth round, 110th overall, and Wedman in the eighth round, 176th overall, at the 2023 WHL Draft.

Jake Henderson joined St. George’s School in 2021/22 before playing the last two seasons with Yale Hockey Academy. In 29 U18 Prep games this season the Burnaby, BC defenseman had 14 points. The Kelowna Rockets selected Henderson in the third round, 50th overall at the 2023 WHL Draft.

The Red Deer Rebels have signed forward Noah Milford and netminder Peyton Shore. The Rebels selected Shore in the fifth round, 100th overall, and Milford 50 picks later in the seventh round of the 2023 WHL Draft. Milford joined the Calgary International Hockey Academy (CIHA) U17 Prep team this season, tallying 46 points in 29 games while assisting on the overtime winner that gave CIHA their first ever CSSHL Western Championship. Shore has spent the last two seasons with RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg, playing for their U17 Prep team this season. The Winnipeg, MB netminder posted a 2.48GAA and .932SV% in 15 games this season.

After spending two seasons with the Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep team, Brayden Ryan-Mackay joined South Alberta Hockey Academy’s (SAHA) U18 Prep team this season, finishing with 37 points in 30 games. The Medicine Hat Tigers selected the Calgary, AB forward in the sixth round, 119th overall at the 2023 WHL Draft.

A defenseman from Oak Bluff, MB, Daxon Yerex has played the last two seasons with RHA Winnipeg. In 30 U18 Prep games this season he recorded 16 points. Yerex made his WHL debut with the Swift Current Broncos, tallying one assist, earlier this month after being selected by them in the third round, 52nd overall at the 2023 WHL Draft.

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